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(Entry 1 of 2)
moving or proceeding at less than the normal, desirable, or required speed
- the dawdling pace of the movie was really making us restless
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dawdling
verb
present participle of dawdle
Synonyms & Antonyms of dawdling (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to move or act slowly
- if you continue to dawdle, we'll be late for sure
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2
to spend time doing nothing
- accused the city council of dawdling even as the crime rate was spiraling out of control
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“Dawdling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dawdling. Accessed 1 Dec. 2021.
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